Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP's Fabio Quartararo put in a calculated ride in the Grande Prémio de Portugal Sprint to take ninth place and score one point. Álex Rins was engaged in a battle with several rivals in the opening laps, but a crash on lap 3 halted his progress.
Quartararo started from P9 but found himself in the busy mid-pack and ultimately settled in 10th place after the opening stages. Still getting heat in his medium rear tyre, he was relegated to 11th when Pedro Acosta put in an overtake on lap 2, but El Diablo wouldn't be outside the points for long. Various crashes throughout the Sprint showed just how tricky the Algarve track is when riding on the absolute limit. With multiple riders in pursuit, the Frenchman managed to stand his ground and, though unable to close in on the top eight riders, he collected his first Sprint point of the season crossing the finish line in ninth place, 7.501s from first.
Rins started the 12-lap Sprint from P11 and made up some positions on the opening lap, muscling himself into eighth place. He then battled with Aleix Espargaró and had to let him pass. The Yamaha man was keen to make up ground, but a crash in the first sector of lap 3 ended his Sprint early. Rins was quickly back on his feet and is looking forward to a rematch tomorrow.
Today's results see Quartararo keep his 11th place in the overall standings with 6 points. Rins is now in 20th place as he is yet to score points. The Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP team are 8th in the team championship, and Yamaha is in 4th position in the constructor’s championship.
Tomorrow the Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP teammates will be back in action for Warm Up from 9:40 - 9:50 GMT +0, followed by the Race, starting at 14:00.
Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP's Fabio Quartararo put in a calculated ride in the Grande Prémio de Portugal Sprint to take ninth place and score one point. Álex Rins was engaged in a battle with several rivals in the opening laps, but a crash on lap 3 halted his progress.
Quartararo started from P9 but found himself in the busy mid-pack and ultimately settled in 10th place after the opening stages. Still getting heat in his medium rear tyre, he was relegated to 11th when Pedro Acosta put in an overtake on lap 2, but El Diablo wouldn't be outside the points for long. Various crashes throughout the Sprint showed just how tricky the Algarve track is when riding on the absolute limit. With multiple riders in pursuit, the Frenchman managed to stand his ground and, though unable to close in on the top eight riders, he collected his first Sprint point of the season crossing the finish line in ninth place, 7.501s from first.
Rins started the 12-lap Sprint from P11 and made up some positions on the opening lap, muscling himself into eighth place. He then battled with Aleix Espargaró and had to let him pass. The Yamaha man was keen to make up ground, but a crash in the first sector of lap 3 ended his Sprint early. Rins was quickly back on his feet and is looking forward to a rematch tomorrow.
Today's results see Quartararo keep his 11th place in the overall standings with 6 points. Rins is now in 20th place as he is yet to score points. The Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP team are 8th in the team championship, and Yamaha is in 4th position in the constructor’s championship.
Tomorrow the Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP teammates will be back in action for Warm Up from 9:40 - 9:50 GMT +0, followed by the Race, starting at 14:00.